Outside the fort walls

Jaisalmer

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October 15th 2008
Jaisalmer 13th to 16th October 2008 Caught the overnight sleeper from Bikaner to Jaisalmer. Once again delayed by 1 hour. This meant we didn't leave til 12.30am. The platform was full of people sitting on the floor waiting and the usual collection of helpful people and serial starers!! A nice lady brought her daughter over to us (obviously to practise her En ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more